Here’s to saying goodbye to 2023 and welcoming a new year. Here are ways to celebrate New Year’s Eve Washington DC 2023 and New Year’s Day 2024 in Washington DC featuring events and special offerings by restaurants and local businesses.
New Year’s Eve is Sunday, December 31 and New Year’s Day is Monday, January 1.
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New Year’s Eve Washington DC 2023 and Day Brunch 2024
This list is not exhaustive and is updated as information becomes available. I try to feature as much as I can but certainly this is not all that is out there. If your favorite restaurant is not on the list, contact them to see what they are offering.
Atlas Brew Works
Celebrate the new year with Atlas Brew Works at its Navy Yard Brewery & Tap Room location from 9pm to 1am on Sunday, December 31. All-inclusive $90 tickets include entry to the event with bottomless draft beers, select wines, and cocktails. Daniel Vilarrubi, Director of Brewing Operations, will dig into the cellar and pull out some limited releases special for the occasion. Enjoy exclusive barrel-aged beers and classic favorites on draft throughout the evening. The full award-winning Andy’s Pizza menu will be available for purchase. Tickets are now available on Eventbrite.
Gravitas
Gravitas is offering two New Year’s Eve elevated menus. Priced at $155 per person for 4-course menu and $205 per person for 6-course menu (excluding tax & gratuity).
Bourbon Steak
Bourbon Steak is offering a New Year’s Eve 3-course prix-fixe menu with Champagne Toast at Midnight, and Live Music in their Lounge. Priced at $180 per person.
CUT by Wolfgang Puck Restaurant
Cut by Wolfgang Puck Restaurant is offering a New Year’s Eve 5-course tasting menu. Priced at $285 per person. They are also offering a New Year’s Eve Celebration with breathtaking views of the Nation’s Capital. Feature a DJ, Cheese & Charcuterie Station, Caviar & Blini Bar, famous Churros, a champagne toast as the clock strikes 12:00, and giveaways throughout the night. The doors open at 8:00 PM. Priced at $95 per person.
Officina at The Wharf Restaurant
Officina at The Wharf Restaurant is offering a New Year’s Eve 3-course menu first seating created by Chef Nicholas Stefanelli. Priced at $125 per person. The second seating is $210 per person.
Philippe Chow
Philippe Chow is offering a New Year’s Eve Celebration 16-course culinary experience featuring signature dishes including their succulent Maine lobster, savory chicken satay, and our famous Peking Duck. Priced at $175 – $325 per person.
Fig & Olive
Fig & Olive is hosting their annual ‘White & Gold New Year’s Eve’ party! This year, they’re offering an a la carte menu with special New Year’s Eve items instead of the usual prix fixe. Fifth Avenue & Chicago will host a seated dinner party while Meatpacking & DC will have the seated dinner party and also feature a standing room cocktail reception – a ticketed event in our bar and cocktail lounge area. Guests will enjoy house-mixed and specialty cocktails, beer and wine by the glass, along with passed hors d’oeuvres from 9 pm to midnight.
Tosca
Tosca is offering a New Year’s Eve Washington DC 2023 special festive 5-course prix-fixe menu. Priced at $135 per person (beverages tax and gratuity are additional).
Charlie Palmer Steak
Charlie Palmer Steak is offering a New Year’s Eve 4-course meal. Priced at $110 per person. Features a variety of delectable dishes, including the finest steaks and seafood.
Alhambra
Alhambra is offering a New Year’s Eve – The Reveler Booth Package. Highly coveted semi-private booths and enjoy a festive five-course dinner, 2 bottles of the iconic Piper-Heidsieck Cuvee Brut, bespoke décor, and tickets with a live DJ set. Priced at $500 per person. Available for parties of 4.
They are also offering a New Year’s Eve festive four-course tasting menu with high-end options like grilled secreto iberico, Aleppo bluefin tuna with 100 layer patatas bravas, 24 carat gold sesame cake and more. Priced at $195++ per person / upgrades to Tastemaker Package are now available.
District Winery Restaurant
District Winery Restaurant is offering a New Year’s Eve menu. Priced at $130 per person. Two seatings of a special wine-driven menu to bid adieu to 2023. Seatings are available at 6:30pm + 9:30pm. The 9:30pm includes an additional course as well as a sparkling toast at midnight. Both menus feature Pacific Oysters & caviar, mushroom agnolotti with truffles, pan-seared hamachi, braised beef cheek, and a rich chocolate marquis to finish. The 9:30pm seating will also include rosé cured salmon. There is a wine-pairing option for both seatings, or you can choose to order off our full wine list or cocktail menu.
Dovetail Restaurant
Dovetail Restaurant is offering a New Year’s Eve Washington DC 2023 4-course dinner. Priced at $129 per person.
Ahso Restaurant
Ahso Restaurant (Brambleton VA) is offering a New Year’s Eve 6-course dinner prepared by Chef Jason and the AhSo culinary team. Priced at $145 per person. Beverage pairings available, $55/person. (Vegetarian options available). They are also offering a New Year’s Eve – Pregame 4 course menu. Priced at $99 per person. Beverage pairings available, $36/person. (Vegetarian options available).
L’Auberge Provençale
L’Auberge Provençale (Boyce VA) is offering a New Year’s Eve 4-course prix-fixe menu.
dLeña
dLeña will extend its bottomless brunch service for New Year’s Eve. From 10am to 3pm, dLeña brunch guests will choose between ordering bottomless food and drinks ($65) or bottomless food ($40) and drinks a la carte. A la carte pricing is also available for food. Visit here for the full brunch menu. The last seating for bottomless brunch is 2pm.
On New Year’s Eve, indulge in a celebratory five-course, prix fixe menu with offerings sure to please every palate. For $159 per person, with an optional $95 coursed beverage pairing, guests can enjoy an array of starters including empanadas de wagyu with beef tenderloin, truffle cheese, oyster sauce, almond guajillo chili, and chimichurri, and ostiones a la leña with grilled oysters, creamy crab, chipotle mignonette, and caviar, and a variety of salads, soups, and taco options. Choose from inviting main dishes like filet mignon a la leña with grilled broccolini, herb butter, and chimichurri, camarónes a la diabla jumbo prawns with smoked chili marinated, chipotle sauce, and grilled spring onion, and lamb shank birria style with salsa verde cruda, root vegetables, pickled red onion, and blue corn tortillas, among other choices straight from dLeña’s wood burning grill. End the meal with desserts like smoked chocolate fondant with crème fraîche ice cream, pink mole, and brittle seeds, and grilled jericalla cheesecake with hibiscus and amarena cherry, crispy tuile, sundried fig, and vanilla bean ice cream. Continue the celebration downstairs at dLeña ROJA as the sub-level lounge will feature live music from 9pm to 2:30am. Book dLeña’s New Year’s Eve experience on OpenTable here.
Taffer’s Tavern
Taffer’s Tavern, an innovative, full-service restaurant franchise founded by “Bar Rescue” star and award-winning hospitality expert Jon Taffer, creates the ideal setting for guests to revel in the holiday spirit. Until December 31, all Taffer’s Tavern locations are running an in-store gift card promotion where guests will receive a “Drink on Me” bonus card with every $50 gift card purchase. The offer is good for any beverage of their choice.
Additionally, Taffer’s Tavern will be featuring a new Cocktail of the Month for December. Back due to popular demand, the Pepperminitini returns for the holiday season from Dec. 1 to Dec. 31. This festive cocktail is made with Peppermint schnapps and white chocolate combined with vodka and cream with a candy cane and chocolate rim.
Pisco y Nazca
To close out 2023, Pisco y Nazca is offering a $95 prix-fixe menu, comprised of the restaurant’s beloved Peruvian fare. The four-course menu features a pisco flight and includes dishes such as Ceviche Mixto, Lomo Saltado, Tostones, and Tres Leches. Those ordering the prix-fixe menu will also receive 25% off select sparkling wines. Dinner will be served from 5pm – midnight on December 31, and parties can book the prix-fixe dinner for up to 10 people per reservation.
Pisco y Nazca will be open on New Year’s Day and offer the restaurant’s beloved brunch menu, which is typically only available on the weekends. For $32 per person, guests can indulge in a three-course meal that offers dishes including Avocado Toast, Cholo Benedicto, and Alfajores Pancakes. For $23 per person, a Bottomless Sangria or Mimosa package can be added.
Gift Ideas
Check out my roundup of restaurants that are offering holiday/Black Friday/Cyber Monday gift card deals 2023 across the US.
Check back later as more offerings are added.